TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · FERGUSON, BELLE GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-31982 · DISTRICT 04
Ferguson Belle Gas Unit #6
Hidalgo County · Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Ferguson Belle Gas Unit #6 (API 42-215-31982) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 28, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 9, 1990, permitted to 10,552 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Oakville, Frio.
Its lease has reported 14.9K barrels of oil and 1.49M mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Oct 2016 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyAug 9, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,552
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 2001
- completed
- 14.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.49M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 2001
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson, Belle Gas Unit G-4-137163 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 14.9K | 1.49M | Jan 1993 – Oct 2016 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyMay 1996 → Dec 2000
- 3Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 4Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
- 5Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2011
- 6OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Oct 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376420-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Aug 9, 1990 | Aug 9, 1990 | Oct 7, 1990 | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2001 | Ferguson Belle Gas Unit G-4-137163 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2016 | 10,552 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 95 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,446 | 9,894 | Perforated |
| 10,008 | 10,030 | Perforated |
| 10,036 | 10,058 | Perforated |
| 10,069 | 10,094 | Perforated |
| 10,110 | 10,118 | Perforated |
| 10,280 | 10,412 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,998 | 17.5 | 1,379 S |
| 9.625 | 9,144 | 12.25 | 2,600 S |
| 5.5 | 10,500 | 6.5 | 186 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 19, 2001 | Nov 13, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 1991 | Jun 5, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Apr 9, 1991 | Dec 28, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1991 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-215-31982 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31982 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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